Sep 20
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Art Direction: Man in a thong sword fighting an octopus while two half naked babes watch. My only regret is that only the French people will see this glorious work of art. Maybe someday… someone… somewhere will show this to the masses so they might all say, “Good Show Sir. Good Show!”
Published 1985
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cephalopod • cleavage • damsel • dude • Fleuve Noir Books • Good Show Sir • hunkbutt • loincloth • long haired men • Maurice Limat • monsters • mullet • muscles • strange creature • sword • tentacles • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 01
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Mary Comments: Where to even begin…?
Published 1971
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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Kelly Freas • monsters • Philip José Farmer • strange creature • WTF
Jul 05
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Adam Comments: The men being attacked by the sinister tentacle are not, in fact, wearing white leotards. They are covered in a fine white-haired pelt. I’m not sure who in the chain of events leading to the publishing of this book was taking copious amounts of drugs.
Published 1983
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Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weapons • David Mattingly • dude • font problems • Jack L. Chalker • monsters • mountains • snow and ice • strange creature • sword • tentacles
Jun 30
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Dorian’s Art Direction: What do you mean, there are no scantily clad women in the story? No werewolf? No heaps of treasure? No weird monster consisting entirely of teeth and wings? Ah, who cares? No-one ever looks at these things anyway.
Published 1993
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Tagged with: Baen Books • cleavage • damsel • font problems • Harry Turtledove • monsters • Stephen Hickman • strange creature
Jun 14
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E Comments: According to my husband, his dog chewed up the cover of this book. I think the dog was making a statement. Like why the hell are those people sitting in a hollowed-out asteroid?
Published 1984
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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • daemons • damsel • dude • fire • hair on fire • Lyndon Hardy • magic • monsters • people with hooves • Rowena Morrill • Satan • strange creature • wings • WTF
Apr 07
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MisterBoB Comments: Know anyone with a eagle tattoo on their chest?
Published 1990
A special thanks to MisterBob,
who has sent us enough covers to keep the site going for the next year or so!
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Tagged with: alien city • Bantam Books • bracers • dude • frickin laser beams • gun • Jim Burns • loincloth • monsters • mullet • muscles • R.A. MacAvoy • robes • tattoo you
Apr 06
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Richard P Comments: Gary was beginning to regret that he’d neglected his garden.
Published 1966
And on the other side –
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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Frank Freas • gun • Harry Schaar • Howard L. Cory • lizards • monsters • Philip K. Dick
Mar 15
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Chuck’s Art Direction: As for the baby I want you to base it on this photo of my own. Also, can make the skeleton smile lovingly? Oh! Make it one of those bumpy covers too, I just love those!
Published 1987
Thanks to the Chuck!
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Tagged with: evil • evil children • Kensington Publishing • monsters • Patricia Wallace • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF • Zebra Books
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